Social Sciences and Education

Discover the qualities that yield exceptional performance and far-reaching success! As all educators increasingly face the pressures of accountabil...

About the Book Do copyright laws directly cause people to create works they otherwise wouldn't create? Do those laws directly put substantial amoun...

About the Book Recessions are a recurring phenomenon and there are repeated debates about how to combat them when the crisis hits and after the eco...

About the Book Twenty essential tips for picking great leaders from the father of modern politics One of the greatest political advisers of all tim...

About the Book If you work in Early Years settings it is essential that you are well informed and aware of health and safety issues and procedures ...

About the Book Adopting a hands-on approach, this work shows how to achieve ISO 9000 registration efficiently and economically, through the TAP-PDS...

About the Book Most people associate performance management with the annual review, which is universally dreaded by employees, management, and HR p...

This book examines how micro contextual issues inspire collective social action forms against everyday situations of crises and crimes through an i...

About the Book When powerful states and international organizations decide to respond to violent conflict around the world, their preferred policy ...

About the Book This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scho...

About the Book According to current deabtes, 'individualization' has frequently been proposed as the conceptual counterpart to 'globalization'. It ...

About the Book How Ireland Voted 2002 provides an in-depth analysis of the Irish general election. Continuing an established series of election stu...

About the Book On January 28 2011 WikiLeaks released documents from a cache of US State Department cables stolen the previous year. The Daily Teleg...

Written specifically as a core textbook for management students, this book is an essential companion in today’s rapidly changing globalized busines...

Boost your students’ 21st century skills How do we measure students’ inquiry, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities so that we know they...

About the Book China is advancing its own interests with increasing aggression. From its Belt and Road Initiative linking Asia and Europe, to its "...

About the Book This new edition of How China is Reshaping the Global Economy sheds light on the recent controversies around China through a compara...

Watch a short video About the Book Are you afraid to take risks? Or do you take risks without looking at what you are leaping into? Do you strive...

Why are you alive today and reading this book?   How will you, a corporate professional, be relevant in the future?  The #1 answer to both is story...

About the Book The size of government is arguably the most controversial discussion in United States politics, and this issue won't fade from promi...

About the Book How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes uses illustration, humor, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic ...

About the Book Has America always been capitalist? Today, the US sees itself as the heartland of the international capitalist system, its society a...

About the Book In Africa today, inherited conceptions of "honor" can obstruct democracy, inspire resistance to tyranny, and motivate the defense of...

Turn homework into a meaningful learning experience that excites students! Homework Done Right shows teachers how homework assignments can connect ...

In the decades following the 9/11 attacks, complex webs of anti-terrorism laws have come into play across the world, promising to protect ordinary ...

About the Book 'Homeland Insecurities' engages with the impact of counterinsurgency, migration, and conflicts arising out of demands for autonomy i...

Hoaxes & Deceptions (part of the "Curious & Unusual Facts" Series)

About the Book In Hitler's First War, award-winning author Thomas Weber delivers a master work of history--a major revision of our understanding of...

About the Book This book is an intensive reconsideration of the very first site-specific installation staged in India. Vivan Sundaram, one of India...

About the Book A comprehensive and analytical assessment of the history of the Indiansubcontinent until 1750 CE, History of Precolonial India situa...

East Timor, (renamed Timor-Leste after independence in 2002) a small tropical country northwest of Australia, is one of the newest members of the U...

In this book, an attempt has been made to rediscover and study in an exclusive manner the wonderful metallurgical traditions of the Eastern India a...

About the Book This book examines the boom in history, in television and film, newspapers and radio and the constraints and opportunities it offers...

About the Book This book tackles the issue of delimiting Sufism: where does it start and where does it end? Speaking about Sufism does not typicall...

About the Book Over the past seven years, historian and broadcaster Daniel Snowman has interviewed a selection of some of the finest historians ali...

Himalayan Degradation, Colonial Forestry and Environmental Change in India questions the recent trend of treating environmental and agrarian concer...

What makes some leaders so effective when the stakes are high, while others fall short? Why are some able to not only survive but to lead their org...

About the Book High Flying Adventures in the Stock Market beschreibt ein Jahr im Leben eines fuhrenden Investmentfonds Managers, seines Teams, der ...

A bridge to the world of mathematics for readers who want to gain a good foundation in basic mathematical skills for research and other activities...

About the Book 'Higher Creativity for Virtual Teams' presents the concept of creativity using virtual teams, demonstrating a specific focus and app...

A gripping and deeply-felt examination of incarcerated women's lives With unflinching clarity, Hidden Healers cuts through the myths about incarce...

About the Book While many nonprofits have significant volunteer resources, few know how to direct those resources strategically and systematically ...

About the Book This volume makes a compelling case for the continued relevance and significance of Herbert Spencer (1820-1904), one of the foremost...